Drier and dishwasher



A. A. BRAUNER.

DRIER AND DISHWASHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30.1920.

1,405,394, Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

UNITED STATES ATEN ounce.

ADA A. BRAUNER, NAMPA, IDAHO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ELIZABETH'CARNEFIX, 0F MERIDIAN, IDAHO.

DRIER AND DISHWASHER.

Application filed June 30,

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADA A. BRAUNER, a citizen of the United States,residin at N ampa, in the county of Canyon and tate of Idaho, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Drier and Dishwasher,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a drier and dishwasher, and particularly to adevice of this character operating by centrifugal and revolving action.

An object is to provide a structure which may be used for drying andwashing dishes, clothes, and the like, and which is so constructed thatit'can be manufactured in compact and readily portable form for homeuse.

A further object resides in constructing the parts to secure a maximumefliciency with minimum effort, and in providing for connections for thesupply and discharge of water, cleaning fluids, and the like.

A still further object is to arrange the parts in a manner that whenused for dishwashing the dish container will hold the dishes in positionfor most eflicient action of the washer and will confine the sameagainst movement which might cause chipping or breakage.

With these and other objects in view, which will be apparent from thedrawings, specification, and'claims, this invention 1ncludes certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will nowbe set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a machine constructedafter the manner of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view with the cover of the outer receptacleremoved.

Fig. 3' is a vertical sectional view through the inner revolvingdrumshowing the parts as they will be arranged for dishwashing and drying.

Fig. 4 is'a top plan view of the device illustrating a slightmodification which might be resorted to therein.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the revolving drum showing a modification whichmight be resorted to therein.

A supporting standard 1 has a base 2 adapted to stand upon a floor, andthls standard carries a receptacle or bowl 3. The

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. '7, 1922.

1920. Serial No. 393,040.

standard, base, and receptacle are of cast iron or other suitablematerial, and the bowl is open at 1ts top.

A shaft 4 is journaled in suitable bearings provided in standard 1 andhas itsupper end extending into receptacle 3. A drive shaft 5 ismounted-in bearing 6 of standard 1 and has a bevel gear thereon meshingwith bevel gear 8 on vertical shaft 4.

To impart motion to shaft 5, an operating crank handle 9 is mounted onreceptacle 3 at a height convenient for manual manipulation. This crank9 has a sprocket 10 associated therewith and a chain 11 is received oversprocket 10 and a sprocket 12 on shaft 5.

A drum 13, of perforated metal, wire mesh, or other suitable material,is mounted on the upper end of shaft 4= within receptacle 3 and suitableball bearings are provided at 14 to support the same. A perforated cover15 is provided for drum 13'and a cover 16 closes thetop of receptacle 3.

A draw off or drain pipe 17 is connected with the bottom of receptacle 3and controlled by valve 18, and near the top of receptacle 13 anoverflow pipe 19 is connected. Hot and cold water supply pipes 20 and21, controlled by valves 22 and .23, are connected with receptacle 3' atsubstantially the same level as the overflow pipe, and in this way backpressure to these supply pipes is avoided.

With the structure as described, clothes or the like will be placed indrum 13 and covers 15 and 16ywill be fitted in place. If] the clothesare wet and are to be dried, the

cover and bottom of the revolving drum, and

provide the drums or sleeves 25 and 26, shownin Fig. 3, with studs orpins 27 adapted to fit these openings. By this arrangement the drums orsleeves 25 and 26 are mounted concentrically within revolving drum 13and are maintained in fixed mountings during use. With this arrangementflat silver ware, such as knives, forks, and the like can'be placedwithin drum 26; cups and saucers and other small dishes will be receivedbetween the wall of drum 26 and that of drum 25; and plates and largerdishes can be placed outside of drum 25 within revolving drum 13.

Still closer confinement of the dishes may be desired, and this can beaccomplished as shown in Fig. 5, where the drum or sleeve 26 has radialpartitions or arms 28. Radial partition walls 29 are provided withincylinder or sleeve 25 and the space between this cylinder and cylinder26 is thus divided.

In some conditions of operation it may be found desirable to introduce awashing-fluid, and to introduce steam, and this may be accomplishedthrough the addition of supply pipes 30 and 31 for the fluid and steamrespectively, controlvalves 32 and 33 being provided in these pipes, asshown in Fig. 4. It is preferable that the pipes 19, 20, 21, 30, and 31be all on the same level.

While, in the foregoing, I have described specific embodiments, and havementioned only certain possible modifications, it will be appreciatedthat in practice I do not limit myself to such specific details asherein set forth, but may resort to any practical Laoaeee modifications:falling within the scope of the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

I claim 1. A dishwasher including with a receptacle adapted to containwater, a perforated drum revolubly mounted in said receptacle, a coverfor said drum, said cover and the bottom of the drum having concentricrows of openings therein, and sleeve-like perforated drums to bereceived in said revoluble drum provided with pins on the upper andlower ends thereof received through the openings of the cover and bottomto hold the inner drums in fiired mounting.

2. A dishwasher including with a receptacle adapted to contain water, aperforated drum revolubly mounted in said receptacle, a cover for saiddrum, said cover and the bottom of the drum having concentric rows ofopenings. therein, and sleeve-like perforated drums to be received insaid revoluble drum provided with pins on the upper and lower endsthereof received through. the openings of the cover and bottom to holdthe inner drums in fixed mounting, said inner drums being provided withradial partition walls by which the spaces within the same are dividedup.-

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ADA A. BRAUNER.

